Workers in the Coeur d’Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $18.13 in May 2014, about 20 percent below the nationwide average of $22.71, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Workers in the Boise City-Nampa Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $19.98 in May 2014, about 12 percent below the nationwide average of $22.71, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.